Monday, September 19, 2016

Literally every email I send now will have how excited I am about fallwritten in it, I'll just apologise in advance haha BUT I am not readyfor the cold... Oh no oh no..This week has been seriously seriously insane.Sister Ho and I gave a train at zone meeting, it actually wentsurprisingly well. We taught about how to prepare for lessons and keepthem under 45 minutes. I loved it because we taught about timemanagement and how successful teaching comes from successful planning.Both are seriously my favourite things, yessss, so I was just a bitexcited up there haha but it's so true. It goes for anything in lifethough. If ye are prepared, ye shall not fear. In any case. Apply itfriends! And cute sister Ho is so good, she added so much to theinspired guidance and teaching we were able to give, love her!Then right after zone meeting, I got to go on exchange with a brandnew missionary, no pressure! Haha I had forgotten what it was like toserve with someone so new, it was good fun! And it really made merealise how fast time has gone... So crazy! I say I feel like I justgot here, but really... It has been a while. And we found out at weare very similar, her desires for being out and her taste in music,etc. But the best thing was the first day of freshers, like real dealfreshers, aka street displays on Oxford road with 2 districts ofmissionaries and tours of the YSA buildings all dayyyy! Yay! It wasquite unorganised though the first few days, but got better each day,no worries.So that was good, and then yep, all week street displays.And then I can't remember anything else that happened until we had ourfirst tea appointment I've had in YSA hahahaha no but seriously, thepoor ward members, they will come and eat with us, but this was thefirst time they fed us, at their home- bless Megan! Haha it was reallygood :)And then we taught the lesson in relief society, and it was a successexcept we only had like 20 min to teach a lesson that could havelasted at least 40 haha but there are so many people in our ward now,which is seriously so exciting!But I have an exciting thing to say! Last pday we went to LYME PARK#prideandprejudice #yay!!!! It was so fun, and we got to dress up inthe clothes from the eduardian period, so great! But sorry I couldn'tfind my camera this morning, so I will send you the pictures next week:) Peak District is beautiful :))We went to the northern quarter of Manchester today with Ruth, just myfavourite person, and we ate at this very quite and hipster cafecalled home sweet home <3 yes. It's been a great day :) and we havelots of new friends!! The displays have been a success, lets goooo!!!Love you all my lovelies!XxSister Carter

Sunday, September 4, 2016

Thank you so much for your lovely emails. I am so grateful for the temple. I got to go this morning, and it made getting this news a whole lot easier for me. I hope that the family is doing well. Please give Grandma an extra hug for me. I know that now I have another angel to watch over me. To watch over us all. And what comfort and peace comes from those special and eternal covenants made in the temple. It will be a glorious day when we see Grandpa Austin again. What an amazing example he has set to us all.

Not very much has happened this week, in answer to your question Dad, yes, as an STL we get to go to Mission leadership council with all of the zone leaders, but unlike zone leaders, we have stewardship over all of the sisters in the zone, alone... only one stl per zone! But it's really fun times. And in Manchester especially- we have the most sisters, which means exchanges every week! What what!! haha This week I got to go to stockport, which I love! With sweet Sister Larson. Sis. Walker, ya did well- she is doing amazing! And we found like 7 new investigators for them- a miracle that ive never seen before! Her faith is so incredible! I love this calling though, i just get to turn outwards all of the time, and there is so much comfort in that!

We are kinda pushing to the finish of summer right now. It's so quiet around here, the students are either not here or super busy writing dissertations. But it's just the quiet before the storm. In like 2 weeks fresher's week begins... Basically everyone comes back! and it's going to be madness! I'm very excited.

We had an amazing experience with one of my favorite members, Ruth. She is seriously the bees knees, i love her! We had a lesson with her on Wednesday where we taught her about faith. We asked her to bare her testimony about faith, and as she did, the spirit was so strong. We asked her who she knew that could benefit from hearing that testimony. Immediately she said her friend Ruby! It was crazy because she told us how whenever missionaries have asked for referrals before, Ruby's name will usually come to mind, but this time she hadn't been thinking about it at all, but the spirit just told her Ruby! So come Thursday after institute, I was chatting with her and she goes,"oh my goodness! I talked to ruby! and she is coming to church next sunday when she gets back from scottland!!" It was such an amazing moment, and I am so proud of her. She is the BEST! and I can't wait to meet Ruby! This work is so true.

I know that life can kinda stink sometimes, and all, but I know that Heavenly Father is SO aware of us every single day every single minute. I was so inspired and received so much peace and answers while at the temple today. Not only that, but right before I went into the session, I bumped into my good friend Emma Pierce, from Wrexham! it was so sweet to see her again, and we hugged and chatted for a bit. Love her! and then as we got in the car to head back, this car pulls up next to us. I recognize someone getting out from Chester ward, and then all of a sudden someone goes, I KNOW YOU! and there is Nic Fisher- and she gives me a big old hug! I could not help but cry tears of immense joy, She was such a comfort to me in wrexham, and it was a witness to me of just how aware God truly is of me. She just hugged me and told me how things are back there, gave me her email and told me to let her know whenever I need anything. I am just so grateful for every miracle! there are too many to even count, but they are so real.

I love you family. I know that we can be together forever. I know that there is reasoning behind the timing of things in our lives. You are where you are meant to be right now. I know that we will all see Grandpa Austin again one day, along with all of our loving family. You are all in my prayers every day.

Who's she?

Welcome to my mission blog! I am so excited to be out here, and am grateful for all of your support! I am a sister missionary in the England Manchester Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Things I love: family, food, card games, biking, hiking, anything soft, good smells, and LIFE! Enjoy!